Al-Maʿarri's fundamental pessimism is expressed in his anti-natalist recommendation that no children should be begotten, so as to spare them the pains of life. In an elegy composed by him over the loss of a relative, he combines his grief with observations on the ephemerality of this life. Even on al-Maʿarri's epitaph, he wanted it written that his life was a wrong done by his father and not one that was done by himself.

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*GEN HENRY“Light-Horse Harry”LEE,III ~evolutionaryWarContinentalArmy Officer,US Congressman.Father of Civil War Confederate GenRobertE.Lee,his lightning raids against the British during theAmericanRevolution earned him the nickname"Light-Horse Harry." He also wrote the famous epitaph of George Washington,"First in War,first in Peace+first in the hearts of his countrymen."Born in Leesylvania,Prince William County,VA,graduated from the College of New Jersey(now Princeton University) in 1773.…

Illustration of the bas-relief figures of mourning women from the tomb of of Blanche de Navarre, Queen of Castile (d.

Blanche of Navarre (aft. 1133, Laguardia, Álava – August 12, 1156) was Queen of Castile. Blanche married Sancho III of Castile, co-king of Castile (with his father) on January 30, 1151, however, she died before her husband’s accession as sole ruler in 1157. On November 11, 1155 she gave birth to the future king Alfonso VIII. There appears to be no record of her activities thereafter, except for her death on August 12, 1156. That her death was caused by a pregnancy is recorded in an epitaph.

Lova Cline (1902-08) was born with a neurological disorder. Her father George built her a dollhouse 5 feet tall & filled it with furniture he hand-carved. Her parents would carry her out to see it, & she spent most of her days gazing out at it. Lova died at age six. Her parents moved the dollhouse to her grave with her toys tucked lovingly inside. Arlington East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Indiana

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14 Funny, Sadistic, And Appalling Things Gamers Have Done In "The Sims"

"I made my Sim have six kids, back to back, with four different guys. I move in with the most recent baby daddy and kill him off so that none of my kids know their fathers. While all this is happening, I also flirt with everyone in town who will give me the time of day, make them break up with their partner, and then ask them to be friends. I enjoy making enemies.I also go to the graveyard and write really demeaning things on the epitaphs."

Epitaph Road by David Patneaude--In years after a powerful virus wiped out 97 percent of the male population--a new world order has emerged. With women at the helm of every leadership role, Earth has entered a virtual utopia.